My research

My current research interests reside in an area known as conformal field theory. In particular, I study connections between vertex operator algebras (VOAs) and various automorphic forms. Interesting questions arise in this area for a number of reasons. For one, requirements stemming from physics often motivate seeking the presence of certain automorphic forms in the theory of VOAs. Other times, the theory of VOAs will inspire new automorphic forms to be studied, or in contrast, the theory of automorphic forms will provide insight into the inner working of the representation theory of VOAs. For this reason (among many others), I find this area of study particularly fascinating.